Discovering poetry whilst out for a walk – that is the idea behind the Waldbronn Poetry Trail, which will be set up in Waldbronn’s spa gardens from mid-May to the end of October 2026.

Puppet Theater by Theaterwelt and Bilingual Puppetry Workshop

For the eighth edition of the fermate Classical Music Festival in August 2026, we will once again take our cue from the annual theme of the Rhineland-Palatinate Cultural Summer, and this time we will bring to life the music of the “Golden Twenties” of the 20th century in all its colorful diversity.

Four weeks of open-air media art: at the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Light Festival, Karlsruhe becomes a stage for projection mapping, illuminations and light-based performances. The highlight: the spectacular 3D projections on the palace façade – free to enjoy.

For the eighth edition of the fermate Classical Music Festival in August 2026, we will once again take our cue from the annual theme of the Rhineland-Palatinate Cultural Summer, and this time we will bring to life the music of the “Golden Twenties” of the 20th century in all its colorful diversity.

A unique visit to discover the hidden side of the fish ladder!

Enjoy a lively folklore evening, organized by the Pays de Seltz-Lauterbourg Tourism Office, on Friday, August 14, 2026, at the hangar on the Saint-Étienne sports field in Seltz. Starting at 6 p.m., there will be tarte flambée, Alsatian sausage salad, and drinks; starting at 8 p.m., the folk group D'Sauer Bieber from Morsbronn-les-Bains will provide entertainment.

The speech therapist Henry Higgins bets that he can turn the flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady in six months. The ‘street urchin’ becomes a lady – but love gets in the way. ‘My Fair Lady’ delights with its wit, charm and unforgettable melodies.

For the eighth edition of the fermate Classical Music Festival in August 2026, we will once again take our cue from the annual theme of the Rhineland-Palatinate Cultural Summer, and this time we will bring to life the music of the “Golden Twenties” of the 20th century in all its colorful diversity.

From 15 August 2026 to 19 January 2027, the Frieder Burda Museum in Baden-Baden will be presenting the exhibition ‘The Unfolding of Colour: Simon Hantaï’. Simon Hantaï (1922–2008) is one of the most important figures of international post-war modernism.